Dennis Tierney is a senior vice president in the Marsh Claim Practice (MCP) and serves as the national director of Workers’ Compensation Claims. He works closely with the Workers’ Compensation Center of Excellence to enhance the Marsh Claim Practice’s value proposition around workers’ compensation claims and managed care. Mr. Tierney is also responsible for establishing continuing processes and protocols around the delivery of advocacy services relative to workers’ compensation. He also works closely with risk consulting and casualty leaders on all total cost of risk related tools and analytics. In addition, he interfaces with senior workers’ compensation claim leaders from all major carriers and third party administrators (TPAs).
Mr. Tierney is also a senior claim advisor and has several account responsibilities and provides casualty claim advocacy services to clients in a wide range of industries, including pharmaceutical, food and beverage, manufacturing, construction, technology, advertising, entertainment, financial services, retail, health care, utilities, real estate, and higher educational clients.
His technical claim expertise includes auto liability, general liability, products liability, employer’s liability, and workers’ compensation. In addition, he serves as Marsh’s workers’ compensation jurisdictional expert for the state of New York and consults nationally with colleagues and clients.
He joined the Marsh Claim Practice in 2006. Prior to joining the Marsh Claim Practice, he worked for a number of years with a large casualty insurer, as a senior claim consultant in their National Market Practice. His strong technical claim skills, combined with an in-depth understanding of risk transfer programs, has allowed him to successfully manage several large accounts by improving service quality and reducing overall claim costs.